Objectives Linked to Standards:

• identify the six simple machines and explain how they make work easier
• explain that work is a push or pull "force" that results in an object moving a distance
• describe how friction causes objects to stop or slow down
• identify the simple machines that are in compound machines
• identify simple and compound machines in everyday life

• Course of Study binder
• Delta Kit - Simple Machines
• Red Simple Machines Teachers Edition in 3 ring binder
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Butterflies Unit

Objectives Linked to Standards:

• identify animals as insects by their physical properties
• sequence and describe the life cycle of a butterfly or moth
• compare and contrast the different states in the metamorphic process
• explain how living things adapt to their environment

• ESP Kit - Butterflies
• Butterflies Teachers Edition (1 per teacher)
• REEP Notebook
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Sun, Moon, and Planets Unit

Objectives Linked to Standards:

• describe the rotation and revolution of the earth
• describe the moon and how it rotates on its axis and revolves around the earth
• describe the phases of the moon
• describe the sun and explain how the sun affects the earth
• describe the planets and identify their positions in the solar system
• explain that astronauts explored the surface of the moon
• describe how spacecraft have provided information about Mars, Venus, and the other planets

• Third Grade course of study
• Observatory/Solar System Modular Set (30 student editions, 1 TE, and supplemental booklet)
• Observatory/Solar System Activity kit
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